Researchers have analysed the properties of an organic polymer with potential applications in flexible electronics and uncovered variations in hardness at the nanoscale, the first time such a fine st… [+3368 chars]
Boeing's Starliner (left) during Orbital Flight Test 2 as it approaches the International Space Station, as seen in an image taken from London on May 20, 2022. (Image credit: Szabolcs Nagy/Space Stat… [+4243 chars]
In a major breakthrough, Japanese researchers have discovered over 20 types of amino acids in the asteroid samples fetched by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. The probe was launched by the Japanese Aerospac… [+2494 chars]
The second century Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemy had a grand ambition. Hoping to make sense of the motion of stars and the paths of planets, he published a magisterial tre… [+9436 chars]
Among Albertas incredible geological features are its vast shale deposits; these are among the richest sources of natural gas on the continent, with the so-called unconventional hydrocarbon reservoir… [+4567 chars]
For several years, scientists have claimed that life might have originated on Earth through amino acids that were brought to our planet by incoming meteorites. Recently, a new team of scientists anno… [+2222 chars]
An artist's impression of a potentially hazardous asteroid passing close to Earth. (Image credit: Juan Gartner via Getty Images) A test of whether asteroid defense systems could spot a potentially h… [+5371 chars]
A team overseen by University of Minnesota Twin Cities experimenters has found out how subtle structural modifications in strontium titanate, a metal oxide semiconductor, can modify the material’s el… [+1615 chars]
NASA says it will soon award SpaceX another five Crew Dragon astronaut transport contracts after purchasing three extra missions from the company on February 28th. That June 1st announcement means t… [+3903 chars]
The pingan trees fruit (left) is distinct from the lumok trees (right), but Western scientists misclassified the two trees as one species for almost two centuries.Credit: left, Elias Ednie; right, El… [+3600 chars]
In an article recently published in the journal Otology & Neurotology Open, researchers discussed the development of a three-dimensional (3D)-printed human ear model for standardizing blast expos… [+8440 chars]
A recent study has indicated that psychopathic people have a larger striatum area in their brain. By utilizing MRI scans, neuroscientists found out that psychopathic people possess a 10% larger stri… [+1703 chars]
